College Life. Yes or No?

Howdy people~

Guess my blogging mood is up again and my fingers have gone wild and are ready to party!!

Is it just me or what.. I'm always counting down the days to CNY holidays. Yes, I am very homesick although my home is just 300++km away from KK. (considering that some of my friends over here are from "overseas")

I really envy some of my friends who live in KK area where they can go back and relax during weekends. They get to enjoy their mommy's cooking and whatever that they feel comfortable with in their homes. How I wish I could have a car here where I can go where ever I want without worrying about transport problem or troubling others.
If were to have a car here, I'll definitely;

1) Continue my archery journey (may as well train well to join competitions to constantly upgrade myself)
2) Get a part time job
3) Take up some courses to upgrade myself
4) Get my ass outta dormitory life (Jk, the dorm life is fine.. just that the dorm itself is dead)
5) Get a membership in any country/fitness clubs
6) On-call transport service (LoL.. I learned this from my seniors. People are doing this.. I'd be an idiot for not doing this)
7) Party all night long (Just kidding... Imma get kicked out of college)
8) Rant out the crap I had for the whole week. (My wallet's gonna be on a strict diet for the rest of the week.

I certainly miss my everything at home! However, college life isn't too bad either.
>I get to be independent by taking care of myself without worrying my parents.
>I don't have to burden my family in terms of my financial situation
>I get to go out of my comfort zone to associate with people of all walks of life.

My college life can be either a Boon or a Bane.

Boons:
- I get to learn many new things
- I get to socialize with people
- I get to prepare myself and sharpen my communicating skills to face the society in the future
- I get to voice our my personal humble and honest opinions regarding some issues that are being brought up
- I get to learn many unnecessary things to kill time which sometimes turn out to be quite a flaw in disguise. (subjects which are in my opinion, quite unnecessary to learn and therefore, I always flunk in them. However, sometimes those skills can be applicable to other things)
- I get to suit myself in a society that consist of people with different culture and backgrounds.
- I get to learn how to be quiet, as in shut the hell up when crap happen to splash on my face.

Banes:
- Sometimes some unnecessary activities suddenly pop out of nowhere and I HAVE TO obey it and reschedule my plannings
- The "being late is okay, as long as you're not too late" culture is always being practiced by everyone is a really bad habit.
- The cleanliness of certain people and the poor maintenance of the public facilities can be such issues that somehow deteriorates one's mood and performance.
- There's only ONE socket in the room. Well, you can't blame the tenants for making the whole dormitory blackout if short circuit happens because EACH room has at least 3 extension sockets.
- The buildings are full of history. wait. Did I mention the buildings are HISTORY itself?
It's okay if the bits and pieces of the ceiling fall onto your head. It's perfectly fine......
Cracks on the walls? It's perfectly fine.....
Electricity and water disruption? It's perfectly normal....
(Learn how to embrace the flaws. cus If you don't, some people are going fucking lecture  give you counseling on this)

- The poor internet connectivity around the college
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY ON EARTH DOES THE GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGES US TO BE HIGH-TECH PEOPLE WITH GREAT INTELLIGENCE WHILST THE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY CAN BE SO BAD?!! (Students tend to spend hundreds of dollars in order to "invest" in a decent/good internet usage. It's no surprise seeing students carrying a portable Wifi modem to where ever they go. Apparently there are many internet connections around the whole college area. However, the ability of connecting our devices to the internet is a HUGE problem.
There are times that I would jump merrily whenever I see a modem nearby as it's a sign of FREE INTERNET CONNECTION!! However, there's a "black lining" underneath it.
The full bar connectivity turns out to be for viewing purpose only. Oh how I love this campus.


I may not live a lavish life back at home.
Spending money on luxurious goods is not realy my thing. Although I have to admit that I do enjoy window shopping for those things, (and of course, If I'm lucky, I do get my wishes for granted :DDD) I never really have the urge to buy those things.
It's truly amazing how people can spend all of their fortune to get what they want and survive on grass and sand for the rest of the week. I certainly cannot commit in eating grass and sand, and thus, I may behave quite frugal sometimes. Being frugal isn't that bad, tho :P

          Peer pressure and mass media are constantly luring us into being materialistic bastards. It's undeniably hard to shut our eyes off and say NO to them. We live our own lives and they live theirs. Why on earth shall one fall be in despair because of other's fortune? Let's not grow a pair of green horns, grow a pair of hands instead. Remind yourself to work extra hard to achieve what you want.
And grow a pair of balls, to keep you strong to ward of the devil in you. Don't let the devil engulf you. Be the devil instead.

(I may not be a master of counseling, but I sincerely hope everyone understands this logic)




College life can really trigger most creative bit of you. Pertaining to;

Photo taken courtesy of my dear roommate.

Sweet potato soup with sago and coconut cream.

Thick, creamy and velvety soup with a hint of ginger flavour together with soft chunky bite-sized yellow, orange and purple sweet potatoes. With very mild sweetness, (natural sweetness from the sweet potatoes and NO SUGAR ADDED) one can never get enough of this.

I'd say I'm a pretty lucky arse to have such roomies and friends. They make my college life so much more interesting.

Recipe for this:

(There's no "exact" recipe for cooking. Follow what your guts tell you. The recipes are just guidelines to guide you)

• 2 medium-sized yellow sweet potatoes
• 2 medium-sized orange sweet potatoes
• 2 medium-sized purple sweet potatoes (as the "purple dye" for the soup)
• 1 small chunk of ginger (you can omit this if you don't like ginger. Having this give the soup a more in-depth flavour that warms the mouth and tummy)
• 2-3 tablespoons of sago pearls
• Water (enough to immerse all the ingredients)
• Coconut cream/milk (according to one's preference)
• Rock sugar or sugar as sweetener (according to one's preference)

Directions:

1. Wash and peel all the sweet potatoes
2. Cut them into chunks/bite-sized pieces 
3. Wash, peel and slice the ginger
4. Put all the ingredients into the pot and let it boil (takes around 1hour to fully cook the potatoes)
5. After 1 hour, check the texture of the potatoes (it's done when the potatoes are soft)
6. Add coconut cream tablespoon by tablespoon according to your preference

Voilla! There you have it! Easy huh? We did it! You can do it too!

Life can be so much more interesting if you make an effort to improve it. Don’t sweat the small stuff and enjoy every bit of it. 

Adios, my friends~ See you again in the next post. :D

Glossary: 

Black lining : The opposite to "silver lining" (I made this out :P)

Sago pearls : "Sago /ˈseɪɡoʊ/ is a starch extracted from the spongy centre, or pith, of various tropical palm stems, especially Metroxylon sagu. It is a majorstaple food for the lowland peoples of New Guinea and the Moluccas, where it is called saksak, rabia and sagu."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sago

In case you're curious, this is how my working station looks like.

Loving my desk and mouse pad..... Do you? :D

So, I was feeling a little emotional.....

Aaaaaand, I posted something emotional on my long-ignored Wechat.

I posted this photo and wrote a long ass statement. 

I fell in love with something that I never thought I'd fall for. I've engaged with it and I've given my full commitment to work it out. When I finally tasted victory, I was ecstatic. Due to unfavorable circumstances, I had to put a stop for quite some time. Nevertheless, I won't give up on you! You drove me to push so hard on myself! You've shaped and moulded me into a much well disciplined-person. The visible scar you left on me is like a reminder of how great I was, when I was with you. After all the times where I had abandoned you, I still have the feelings for you. There were times where I slowly wept alone in the corner, looking at how great other people were with you. Where as I, on the other hand, watching you from a distance, reminiscing of our great times. I promise I will win you back again. And I shall treat you like how I've treated you before with much more commitment. My current schedule may not be in my favour for now. My love, please wait for me. For I will be back to you very soon.  #ThisIsSomeRealEmoShiat

It's funny how different people read this differently. Tell me what do you think of this! :P

What's with the drama?

Holla, netizens who are reading this either on your smartphones or computer! 

(The most "digitally edited" photo I can find in my folder. That's me and my mate[guy at the back] You can totally ignore this photo cus the purpose of uploading it is to make the link look good. :P) 

So, I am back again with blogging after a few weeks of hiatus. (I am very lazy and I don't feel like typing long ass paragraphs)

Life has never been too tough nor too easy for me all these while. Regardless, I am very grateful for everything that I'm having right now. 

College life is back and here I am, where everything is VERY RESTRICTED. No worries, I ain't gonna point my finger on anyone for this. I chose this life, and I shall continue it with guts. 

Notice: 

The following may be a little controversial. To all netizens out there, this is just a sharing, don't make a big fuss out of this.

 Tq very much. You cooperation is kindly appreciated. 

With the advancement of technology, social networking has been so synonymous to human of all ages. Social networking is undeniably powerful and impactful to influence the society. A single negative remark/post about something that one has uploaded can be either the next "BIG THING" or something that encourage people to head hunt you. 

 It seems like everything is so exposed where you have to be extra cautious of what you're posting it online. 

Social media used to be a medium where people can have the freedom to post whatever they want. Be it, negative or positive remarks. Everyone has that day where everything has gone wrong and fcked up. And the only place where you can rant it all out is via online. Some people may prefer to rant it out loud like nobody's business... But for certain people, it ain't that easy. 

 You can;

Curse all the curse you want.

Swear all the swear you want. 

Shoot anyone you want to shoot. 

Post any beautiful pictures you want to post.

Rant anything you want to rant.

F anyone you want to F.

There isn't any restriction to hold you back. Some even do it to the extreme of faking the identity to rant the shit online. 

It's funny how I suddenly feel like blogging out of the blue. Maybe my fingers are itchy and they're ready to tackle them buttons. And this issue is just too common to not not bring it out.(Idk how to put it in words, if you get this, here is a Daruma doll for you for good luck) :D

To those who rant your shit out online; WE UNDERSTAND YOU, bro!! Maybe you should calm down as well! And please be aware of who are the readers and be sure to put on your best bulletproof vest on cus some arseholes are going to shoot you!! 

And to all readers out there; YOU CALM THE F DOWN AS WELL!! Nobody's gonna give you credit for shooting someone down. 

To all spies out there; YOU'RE JUST DOING YOUR JOB! AND YOU HAVE ONLY ONE JOB WHICH IS BEING AN ASSHOLE!!

To all stalkers out there; 

KEEP STALKING WITHOUT RUINING PEOPLE'S LIFE!!

 

To all people who are very emotional;

Yes, we know you're having a hard time, I wish I were there to give you a BIG BEAR HUG! But could you please be a little considerate and aware of who your readers are?

To all assholes who always shoot people down;

Yeah, I know you're annoyed. But can you at least be a little considerate? You might think you look cool and all making such idiotic statement, but truth to be told, you're not.

To all "obey-ers" who blindly obey things online without doing any research;

Honey, the technology is there. You can be a genius if you want. Too bad your "wisdom" made a fool out of you. YOU LOOK STUPID AND FOOLISH AND SO UNCOOL! 

THE AMOUNT OF LIKES DO NOT DETERMINE YOUR WISDOM!! 

WELCOME TO THE INTERNET WHERE I DON'T KNOW YOU AND YOU DON'T KNOW ME(well, unless we know each other in real life. :P) 

You see, the internet, which WAS a great medium where people can post whatever  shiat they favour online. But it has been so restricted as the number of users are constantly increasing. 

According to a research done by Statistic Brain (research done on year 07/01/2014), Facebook is the largest online social network with a heaping amount of 1,310,000,000 active online users. And there is a 22% of increment from year 2012-2013. 

Dayyym. That's just Fb alone. What about other social networking sites? 

So people, what I'm trying to say here is to always be careful and cautious of what you're posting online. Everyone has different perception and I have no right to judge you regarding what you've posted. 

BUT,

Please be considerate of others and DO GET READY TO GET YOUR ASS SPANKED AND GET YOUR HEAD CHOPPED if you post something that is controversial and YOU KNOW WHO IS READING IT. 

Be smart, people. 

DON'T MAKE YOURSELF LOOK STUPID! 

Funny how I have this sudden urge to blog about this, while there's a big pile of laundry waiting for me and some tasks in my hands. -.- 

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I love my life.

I love my life.

I love my life.

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I chant to this "mantra" whenever shit happens. Calms me down for a few seconds and I chant it over and over again to chase away the "sial"

So, once again, this is just my sharing on my views. Please don't make a big fuss out of this.

 And btw, THIS IS MY BLOG! I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT! IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, THEN JUST GTFO!! 

And if you have something to share, please do not hesitate to drop a comment or PM me. :D

I really appreciate one's comment (no matter long or short) cus it's great to know that people actually take their time to read this and share their thoughts. 

Let me give you 

So, that's it for today's post. 

And HAPPY NEW YEAR, btw! 

OMGGGGGGGG! I can't wait for CNY!! >.<

Thanks for your time and I shall update very "soooooooooon".... :D

Glossary: 

Sial = bad energy